• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 hours ago

    what happens when Little Timmy spends $9000 for Nlartbux in a mobile game’s external store?

    That’s why you don’t put your credit card info in a phone or tablet and let kids play with it.

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      And still people do it, they even give their own devices to kids with CC info pre-filled and no safeties on purchases.

      Imagine how bad it is when the next fake ad game gets Timmy to subscribe to a $99/day gem pack…

      • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        26 minutes ago

        That’s a failure of the parent. My 5 year old likes to do the “color by number” things on my phone (waiting at dr appts and whatnot), and even she understands not to click on the ads, or to at least hand it back to me if one comes up.